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Nutrition and eye health

We know how important a balanced diet is for our health. What some people don't know is that eating certain foods can also help keep our eyes......

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Focus on conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin, transparent outer membrane that covers the white part of the eye (sclera) and the inside of the eyelid. What are the causes of conjunctivitis? I......

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Lifestyle and diet, as now reported by several studies, can influence the onset and/or progression of certain diseases, especially age-related diseases. Age-related macular degeneration......

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A cataract is the opacification of the crystalline lens (the natural lens of the eye), which gradually leads to a decrease in vision. The natural lens, located between the iris (coloured part of the eye) and the pupil,......

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ABC of eye infections

Eye infections occur when pathogenic microorganisms, which may be bacteria, fungi or viruses, invade any part of the eyeball or surrounding area. What is an infection Infection is a physiological process......

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Innovative facility at the San Raffaele Institute in Milan

[caption id="attachment_3902" align="alignright" width="300"] The Alpha AMS retinal prosthesis already grafted inside the eye.[/caption] In journalistic parlance, the term 'bionic eye' is often used to designate the so-called 'artificial retinas', i.e. the......

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An ophthalmologist recounts a very special journey

"Light is the protagonist of this story, which is meant to be the narrative of a journey, not only in space, but also in time. Because the light we see o,......

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Diabetes

During the last European Society of Retina Specialists congress, held in Barcelona (Spain) in December 2017, leading experts in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular oedema (EMD) defined......

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